Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series (with Adreno 840 (8 CUs) graphics) and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (Adreno 840). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
  • Performs 63% better in floating-point computations
  • Higher GPU frequency (~8%)
  • Shows better (up to 12%) AnTuTu 11 score – 3950K vs 3531K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 1072515 1112833
GPU 1108332 1494722
Memory 543094 442350
UX 807437 900177
Total score 3531378 3950082
Samples Less than 3 [283 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Asset compression - 421.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser - 238 pages/sec
PDF Renderer - 286.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection - 330.6 images/sec
HDR - 308.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur - 40.7 images/sec
Photo processing - 98.7 images/sec
Ray tracing - 14.1 Mpixels/sec
Samples Less than 3 79 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur - 51.9 images/sec
Face detection - 24.9 images/sec
Horizon detection - 0.72 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection - 1 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur - 2.04 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching - 0.36 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching - 115.4 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics - 4390.2 FPS
API - Vulkan
Samples Less than 3 50 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
Score - 2737
Stability - 67%
Graphics test - 20 FPS
Score - 12156
Graphics test - 46 FPS
Section 1 - 52 FPS
Section 2 - 46 FPS
Section 3 - 40 FPS
Score - 6490
Graphics test - 38 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
Web score - 31126
Video editing score - 8963
Data manipulation score - 19422
Photo editing score - 62111
Writing score - 40875
Phones tested - 13 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (El Bicho)Geekbench 6 CPU3349 / 10094
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Mj)AnTuTu 113457874
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 -> ChubzueyAnTuTu 124214043
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 (АндрСй)AnTuTu 114084489
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (Max)AnTuTu 114119955
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 (Niko)AnTuTu 123439980
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (S_zavtra)AnTuTu 124123403

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

CPU

Architecture 2x 4.61 GHz – Oryon Gen 3 Prime
6x 3.63 GHz – Oryon Gen 3 Performance
2x 4.74 GHz – Oryon Gen 3 Prime
6x 3.63 GHz – Oryon Gen 3 Performance
Cores 8 8
Frequency 4610 MHz 4610 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache 192 KB 192 KB
L2 cache 12 MB 12 MB
L3 cache 12 MB 12 MB
Process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 8 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 840 (8 CUs) Adreno 840
Architecture Adreno 800 Adreno 800
GPU frequency 1200 MHz 1300 MHz
Pipelines 2 3
Shading units 512 512
Total shaders 1024 1536
FLOPS 2457.6 Gigaflops 3993.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.4 1.4
OpenCL version 3.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 5300 MHz 5300 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 84.8 Gb/s 84.8 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2540 3840 x 2540
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 320MP
Video capture 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X85 Snapdragon X85
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 12500 Mbps Up to 12500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3700 Mbps Up to 3700 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 7
Bluetooth 6.0 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced August 2026 September 2025
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8850-1-AB SM8850-AC, SM8850-5-AC, SM8850-1-AD
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 official site

Cast your vote

So, which SoC would you choose?
16 (8.6%)
169 (91.4%)
Total votes: 185

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Z3NXY September 7, 2026 at 02:16 PM
I think this quite good, V series is cheaper version just like what they do with 8 gen 3 which have a 6CPUs core version.
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SkyFX September 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM
V stands for Version nobody wanted
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bingkanangpinas September 3, 2026 at 05:59 AM
is snapdragon 8 elite gen 5 good for emulation
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bingkanangpinas September 3, 2026 at 05:59 AM
i mean the v series
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Zronin September 5, 2026 at 05:18 AM
bingkanangpinas, It is good tho. Just a 8e gen5 cheap ver.
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Nick September 1, 2026 at 02:29 PM
They should've named the GPU something like they usually do with S series SoCs, like adreno 839 or something
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someone out there August 12, 2026 at 06:04 PM
if I may ask, wassup with these two chips?
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eee August 13, 2026 at 01:38 AM
I assume that the "V" version of the chip just has a binned GPU. Sort of like how Nvidia bins down some of there graphics cards, such as the RTX4080 16GB vs 12GB cards.
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tom August 19, 2026 at 01:01 AM
eee, More like the 4070 and 4080, with reduced cache and GPU core specifications
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